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Mortality in patients with normal left ventricular function requiring emergency VA-ECMO for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock due to coronary malperfusion.

Jagdip KangMateo Marin-CuartasAnna Flo FornerPriya R MenonAndré GintherDiyar SaeedSuzanne de WahaMassimiliano MeineriJörg EnderMichael A Borger
Published in: PloS one (2024)
Mortality rates are high in patients with normal preoperative LVEF who develop PCCS due to coronary malperfusion. The early implantation of VA-ECMO before the development of profound tissue hypoxia and early coronary revascularization increases the likelihood of survival. Lactate levels are useful to define optimal timing for the VA-ECMO initiation.
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